Blue screen errors are less common than they used to be, but they can still happen for a variety of reasons. I'll review what to do and when.

Drive letters like C:, D: and so on are assigned by Windows to reference your hard disks. They are not all cast in stone; most drive letters can be changed.

If your device is not physically secure, neither the machine nor your data is.

The default settings for virtual memory are good enough for most. Tweaking virtual memory settings depends on your computer and what you do with it.

There are forms of malicious software that attempt to travel from machine to machine on your local network. There's good news, though.

I get lots of questions about what the best software for various situations may be. I can't answer them all, particularly as it often depends on your own situation, but I can tell you what I'm using.

My laptop died. Here's the process I went through to resurrect it.

Even with all the right things in place, stuff happens. I'll review the additional steps you can take to protect yourself.

Once I've convinced you that image backups are important, your next question is most likely to be "OK, how?" Here's a short-and-sweet answer.

It's easy to upgrade Windows 10 or Windows 11 Home to Pro. There's just one thing you need.